Left Realist Perspective on CD Flashcards
who argues we are in late modernity era and why
Young; instability, insecurity and exclusion makes crime worse
who are the 3 main left realists and their theories on the causes of crime
-Lea and Young, Relative Deprivation
-Matthews, Square of Crime
-Kinsey, Lea and Young, Policing Problem
what do Lea and Young argue are the three related causes of crime
-relative deprivation
-subcultures
-marginalisation
explain Lea and Young’s concept of relative deprivation (2)
-high levels of cultural inclusion combined with social/economic exclusion of w/c leads to crime
-worsened by proximity of social groups
explain Lea and Young’s concept of subcultures causing crimes (3)
-subcultures form to cope with relative deprivation
-may encourage or discourage crime
-reflected in inc drug subcultures and hate crimes
explain Lea and Young’s concept of marginalisation
-marginal groups lack political organisation eg w/c and unions
-encourage subcultures and criminality
who does Lea and Young argue relative deprivation affects the most and why
-ethnic minorities due to institutional racism, material deprivation and lack of opportunity
explain Matthew’s square of crime theory
-crime is understood in terms of interaction between the state, the offender, informal social controls and the victim
explain Kinsey, Lea and Young’s theory of policing problem
-police rely on militant policing eg through stop and search which alienates the community
what police reforms do Kinsey Lea and Young suggest (3)
-introduce tax credits and minimum wage to reduce inequality
-reduction of stop and search powers
-recruitment of ethnic minority police officers and sensitivity training
evaluate left realists solutions to crime (3)
-most costly prevention methods
-marxists argue they don’t tackle capitalist problems
-dont tackle elite crime
evaluate left realist view on causes of crime
-not all ppl in relative deprivation turn to crime
-since mid 90s crime rates have fallen
